Reclaim



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 纠正; 开垦 ( 土地)
• ［英］ v. 纠正 ( to rescue from an undesirable state)
• ［记］ re ( 重新) +claim ( 喊) -> 纠正, 开垦
• ［例］ reclaim land from the sea

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English reclamen, from Anglo-French reclamer, from Latin reclamare to cry out, protest, from re- + clamare to cry out — more at claim
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. to recall from wrong or improper conduct ; reform
  • b. tame, subdue
• 2.
  • a. to rescue from an undesirable state; also to restore to a previous natural state <reclaim mining sites>
  • b. to make available for human use by changing natural conditions <reclaim swampland>
• 3. to obtain from a waste product or by-product ; recover <reclaimed plastic>
• 4.
  • a. to demand or obtain the return of
  • b. to regain possession of
• Synonyms: see rescue
• ? reclaimable adjective

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